ham-sar-e-zulf qad-e-hur-e-shamail thahra
lam ka khub alif madd-e-muqabil thahra

dida-e-tar se jo daman mein gira dil thahra
bahte bahte ye safina lab-e-sahil thahra

ki nazar ru-e-kitabi pe to kuchh dil thahra
maktab-e-shauq bhi quran ki manzil thahra

nighat-e-gul se pareshan hua us ka dimagh
khanda-e-gul na hua shor-e-anadil thahra

najd se qais jo aaya mare zindan ki taraf
der tak gosh-bar-awaz-e-salasil thahra

husn jis tifl ka chamka wo hua bais-e-qatl
jis ne talwar sambhaali mera qatil thahra

khat jo nikla rukh-e-jaanan pe mila bosa-e-khal
yahi dana faqat is kisht ka hasil thahra

alam ek nuqta jo mashhur tha ai josh-e-junun
ghaur se ki jo nazar nuqta-e-baatil thahra

dur jab tak the tadapta tha mein kaisa kaisa
pas aa kar wo jo thahre to mera dil thahra

kasrat-e-dagh se gul-dasta bana dil to kya
zinat-e-bagh na aaraish-e-mahfil thahra

daudta qais bhi aata hai nihayat hi qarib
ek zara naqe ko ai sahib-e-mahmil thahra

dam jo betab tha muddat se mere sine mein
tegh-e-qatil ke tale kuchh dam-e-bismil thahra

hum badi dur se aae hain tumhaara hai ye haal
ghar se darwaze tak aana kai manzil thahra

ab tak aati hai sada turbat-e-laila se 'amir'
sarban ab to khuda ke liye mahmil thahra